Born: May 10, 1929
Died: July 18, 2015 (at age 86)
Birthplace: Jamaica, New York, United States

George Coe (May 10, 1929 - July 18, 2015) was an American stage, film and television actor and voice artist. He did voice-over work in video games, movies and TV shows. He was a cast member for the first season of Saturday Night Live and voiced the character of Woodhouse in Archer.
Coe was born George Julian Cohen in Jamaica, Queens, New York. His Broadway theater career began in 1957 and included turns as "M. Lindsey Woolsey" opposite Angela Lansbury in the original production of Mame; as "Owen O'Malley" in On The Twentieth Century, and creating the role of David in the original Broadway production of Company.Coe was an original member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players", the original cast of Saturday Night Live, but he was only credited as a cast member for the first show, October 11, 1975. Coe was used in several other episodes of SNL, but was never again credited.
In 1979 he appeared as the head of Dustin Hoffman's character's advertising firm in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer. Coe was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1968 short film The Dove, a parody of Ingmar Bergman's films, which he also co-directed. Coe also played the role of Brigadier General Scott Watson in the 1986 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. He guest-starred on a 1991 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also portrayed Ben Cheviot, the eventual head of Network 23, on the series Max Headroom. His various television appearances include Murder, She Wrote, Bones, My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn, Judging Amy, The King of Queens, Nip/Tuck, Grey's Anatomy, Columbo, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gilmore Girls, The Golden Girls, Wilfred, and as Senator Howard Stackhouse in two episodes of The West Wing.
He voiced the character of Woodhouse, the much-put-upon valet in the FX animated series Archer. He voiced the Autobot Wheeljack in Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon.[1] Coe provided voice acting for the video games The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Guild Wars 2.
Coe died on July 18, 2015, at the age of 86, after a long illness, in Santa Monica, California.[2] The eighth season of Archer (the primary arc of which revolves mostly around the death of his character Woodhouse) was dedicated to him.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | De Düva: The Dove | Viktor | Short film |
1975 | The Stepford Wives | Claude Axhelm | |
1979 | French Postcards | Mr. Weber | |
Kramer vs. Kramer | Jim O'Connor | ||
1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Dr. Bernardi | |
1981 | Bustin' Loose | Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew | |
The Amateur | Rutledge | ||
1982 | The Entity | Dr. Weber | |
1984 | The House of God | Dr. Leggo | |
Micki + Maude | Governor Lanford | ||
1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Gen. Scott Watson | |
Head Office | Senator Issel | ||
1987 | Blind Date | Harry Gruen | |
Best Seller | Graham | ||
1989 | Cousins | Phil | |
1990 | The End of Innocence | Dad | |
1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Judge Weathers | |
1995 | Gospa | Father Ferdo Vlasic | |
1997 | Nick and Jane | Mr. Morgan | |
1999 | The Omega Code | Sen Jack Thompson | |
2000 | Big Eden | Sam Hart | |
A Rumor of Angels | Dr. Sam Jenkins | ||
Diamond Men | Tip Rountree | ||
2008 | Corporate Affairs | George Parker | |
2009 | Funny People | George's Dad | |
Slice of Water | Ben | Short film | |
2010 | Bathtub Picnic | Ben | Short film |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Que / Wheeljack | Voice |
Wrinkles | Miguel | Voice, English version | |
2013 | Chez Upshaw | Reg. Nixon | |
2014 | 13 Sins | Game Voice | Voice, (final film role) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971-1972 | Somerset | Leo Kurtz #1 | |
1975-1976 | The Doctors | Scott Conrad | |
1975 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Matthews | Television film |
1975-1976 | Saturday Night Live | Various | |
1980 | Big Blonde | Ed | Television film |
1981 | Kent State | Mayor Leroy Satrom | Television film |
Broken Promise | George Mathews | Television film | |
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | Television film | ||
1983 | Listen to Your Heart | John | Television film |
Rage of Angels | Maguire | Television film | |
Goodnight, Beantown | Dick Novak | ||
Sessions | Max | Television film | |
Hill Street Blues | Benjamin Fisk | ||
1984 | He's Not Your Son | Doctor Sadler | Television film |
1984-1985 | American Playhouse | Brian Haas Old Man |
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1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Irving Jerome | Television film |
Moonlighting | Lou LaSalle | ||
1986 | Family Ties | Justin Phillips | |
Blood & Orchids | Dr. Lansing | Television film | |
Simon & Simon | Nolan Scott | ||
The Paper Chase | |||
Dallas | Fritz Longley | ||
Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Quidd | ||
1986-1991 | L.A. Law | Judge Wallace R. Vance | |
1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Mr. Shelby | Television film |
1987-1988 | Max Headroom | Ben Cheviot | |
1987-1990 | thirtysomething | Ted Murdoch | |
1988 | Why on Earth? | Henry | Television film |
Magnum P.I. | William Wainwright | ||
The Golden Girls | Al | ||
Shootdown | David | Television film | |
1989 | Those She Left Behind | Bill Page | Television film |
My Name Is Bill W. | Frank Shaw from Rice & Co. | Television film | |
The Hollywood Detective | Sid Curley | Television film | |
The Tracey Ullman Show | Reverend Graylin | ||
Columbo: Murder: A Self Portrait | Dr. Hammer | ||
Matlock | Dr. Lucas Sinclair | ||
1990 | Amen | Col. Adams | |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Mr. Vance | ||
Fine Things | Paul Berman | Television film | |
Murphy Brown | Theodore | ||
To My Daughter | Frank Parsons | Television film | |
1990-1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Andrew Thayer Martin Bergman |
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1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chancellor Durken | |
Equal Justice | Colin Baker | ||
Night Court | Peter Collingswood | ||
1992 | Crossroads | Hugh | |
The Human Factor | Dr. Astor | ||
Camp Candy | Voice only | ||
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Dr. Feldman | Television film | |
Nurses | Rudy | ||
1993 | Law & Order | Lee Hastings | |
Joe's Life | Grandpa | ||
1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Agent Carter | |
New York Undercover | Mr. Braddock | ||
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Dan Broadbent | Television film | |
1997 | Home Improvement | Parker | |
1998 | Jenny | Thomas Kendall | |
The Pretender | Dr. Nicholas Haring | ||
The Practice | Judge Walters | ||
The Nanny | Ernest | ||
1998-1999 | Working | Peter Baines | |
1999 | Any Day Now | Mr. Noonan | |
Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place | Mr. Belt | ||
2000 | Ladies Man | Herb | |
Bull | Ed Krakauer | ||
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Bertram Byers | |
Becker | Mr. Spector | ||
2001-2002 | The West Wing | Sen. Howard Stackhouse | |
2002 | Smallville | William Clark | |
Crossing Jordan | Warren Lauer | ||
2002-2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | General Manager | |
2003 | The Division | Joe Marks | |
Judging Amy | Judge | ||
2005 | Gilmore Girls | Grandpa Huntzberger | |
Numb3rs | Steven Logan | ||
2006 | Cold Case | Bill Simmons | |
2006-2007 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Albert Einstein Bud Selig |
Voice only |
2007 | Bones | Father William Donlan | |
The King of Queens | Father Biskup | ||
Private Practice | Stan | ||
Nip/Tuck | Dr. Joshua Lee | ||
2008 | Supernatural | Pat | |
Grey's Anatomy | Ed Bullard | ||
2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Tee Watt Kaa | Voice only |
2009-2015 | Archer | Woodhouse | Voice only |
2011-2013 | Wilfred | Gene | |
2012 | The Legend of Korra | Toza | Voice only |
2013 | Two and a Half Men | Victor |
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Reservoir Dogs | additional voices |
2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Tolfdir, Calcelmo, Calixto Corrium, Cedran, Cow Hand, Jouane Manette, Nepos the Nose, Nils, Raerek, Runil, Styrr, Nobleman, Crescius Caerellius, Palevius Lex, Tharstan |
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Doctor Godera, Grommik Kruthson, Keyo-So, Master Chamma, Master Wyellett, Senator Grell | |
2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Ghostly Norn Longship Captain, Yakov, Zenik Konsman |
2013 | Star Wars: Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Archivist Varus, Kai Teyun, Civilian Hostage, Hostage Engineer |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]